The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-12


opmsnt Of the Countrv-Ths Oas Region
sf Ohio-Youns Blains's experience In
Journalism- Uamsron's 1nvsstmsnts.
Senator Cameron bought recently at Wash
ington what Is known locally a. the Lay
farm, tract of about 19O acres adjoining
Bleak House. Ex-Governor Shepherds place
on the Seventh street road. He paid e45,0OO
for It. This price Is considered very low by
the experts who say that within the next
two years it will be easily worth 800 900.
The land lies partly on Rock creek. If the
valley of Rock creek shall be converted into
q government park, as has often been sug-
gested, the property would become still more
valuable. This is only one Of q number of
real estate investments made by Senator
Cameron. "He is one Of the shrewdest real
estate operators in the District of Columbia"
said real estate agent the other day. HE
has plenty of money and buys 90 that he can
afford to wait to get his own price. He IL
very careful and skillful, and am sure that
heh as made at least e25O, 900 by his deals in
local real estate within the last five years."
Roswell P. Flower, of New York, can en-
Joy his summer trip abroad in the2conscious-
ness Of having added something like mill
lion to his fortune during the past year. He
formed q syndicate Of rich men. who bought
up one Of the most valuable coal properties
in the block coal district in Indiana and the
railroad that led into it. They cleared 1t Of
debt furnished It with abundant equipment,
secured necessary railway connections and
then put it on the market, starting it at
little more than half what 1t is selling for
now. Then he bought up little road run
ming from Kingston, on Lake Ontario, north
to connection with the Canadian Pacific,
put it in good order, and organized an iron
company to work the ore beds on the line.
This property has as yet hardly begun to de-
velop but 1t is more than fulfilling the prom
ises made for IT, and the promoters have been
able to realize fortune without unloading at
an extravagant price.
Young James G.. Blaine resembles his
brother, Walker and has the family resem-
blance to his father which all the Blaine
boys bear. He is living in New York with
his wife, and is engaged with firm Of stock
brokers. He said recently that his brief ex-
perience in journalism was never intended
by him to be the beginning of a life career.
II had to earn my bread" said he, land
tried newspaper work as a Temporary expe-
dent when left pittsburo to come To
New Yorl, I had a chaotic idea that would
trv to secure work on INV merit. The sons
Of men whose names are great have burdens
to hear that the world does not wholly appre-
ciate They ara Judged bv their fathers
rather than taken for themselves, brought
Letters from INV former emnlovers IN Pitts
hmro and IN sskinc .emnlovment here did
NOT mention INV name Al all. 7 didn't net
the work for which annlied. Rut after ali
am satisfied. for have gone into a business
that suita me better.n
Prof Oscar Lenz, the Austrian who has
walked, unharmed by savage or by disease,
through the heart of Africa, attributes his
good health to his observance of dietary rules.
He never ate raw fruit or drank unboiled
water. He lived mostly ON rice, chicken and
tea. Wine and spirits he did not touch. The
demeanor Of the natives In al regions was
avoid doing anything that might alarm them,
and endeavored to show by his manner and
language, and by the ready offer of presents,
that he cezhe as friend. 1t Is his glad boast
that he has never had to use firearm against
any human being. he brings report con-
cerning missionary work that will not be
relished. He says: 1.-THE negroes who are
for any manual occupation. They consider
Themselves as good as q white man, think
r. undionif,ed tn toll. and when not ENGAGED
In holding largo and noisv pravor.m aot;ngs